thaks…and using the one without a container leaves wax in the pot and you have to scrape them when you want to pout a new one in..plus they last too long and often they don’T light up as well once you put them out. =)

A few drops of water underneath your votive will allow you to pop any unused wax right out of the candle holder. You truly only need 2-3 drops. Your candle will crackle a little when it gets to the end, but otherwise you won’t see a difference. I was amazed at how well this works when I first tried it. Good luck.

A good trick for getting wax off holders is to just stick the holder in the freezer. Freezing contracts the wax and it pops right off. Occasionally, I will still clean my candle holders with a bit of hot water to make them shiny, but sticking the containers in the freezer for an hour or so (or longer) really works very well.

If you are crafty, you could make a lot of things out of them. I used one to make a mini pin-cushion ring. You could collect them and make modern garlands, ornaments for Christmas, etc.. The possibilities are endless.

If you get wax in a glass container, let the wax go hard, then fill the container with hot (not boiling-or you’ll break the glass) water,let it go completley cold..overnight is best. You’ll then be left with a hard wax disc on the rim, which you can discard and your glass will be clean.

I came across this because I’ve been wondering the same thing. I have a small garbage can 1/2 filled now with more I will be adding. While I am looking for something to make them into I don’t have the time right now. If you could still use them for your project let me know and I’ll send them to you.

robin says:
November 5, 2009 at 2:54 am
hello; take the tin put it over face on pic. then trace around& cut; poke lil pic. inside; pull edges down a lil put magnet on back on put on frig. what ya think?? lil shadow box tin!!!!

Have you tried Soy Candles made from from soy bean oil? They produce a non-toxic, no petrol-carbon soot. Paraffin wax releases thick black soot when burned, as well as 11 documented toxins. Soy Candles are Environmentally Friendly – a renewable source. Also Soy wax can be easily extracted from glass, tin, and other material for recycling.

Hi,
I am across this and thought of sharing my views too.
Give them to a Montessory/schools so they can re-use as paint holder for artwork or to be used as any creavtive item (Teachers and children are creative, so they will make use of it. There is another advantage, children will also learn to recycle things (show them to recycle not only this item, all other waste too so they can keep the practice even after they leave school) Imagine what a different it will make to this environment.

I use organic candles made of vegetable oil, so there is no waxy residue left when it is all burned up. Then the containers can be recycled with normal aluminium. I would be concerned about letting children have them — the edges could be sharp!

I have a freezer full so the wax will harden and I can pop it out and use as some sort of embellishment in cardmaking or scrapbooking(you know flattening)but have not figured that one out yet,got any ideas:>)

I bought a tealight sampler pack from a candle party thing, but the candles didn’t come in tin holders, they came in sturdy, clear plastic cups with little nubby feet on them. High-class tealights or what?

I’m planning on using them for mixing my paints, though there is no way these would be useful for acrylics, just too small. They will be perfect for watercolour or ink pots. Jars from bigger candles are brilliant for cleaning my bushes, since they are often wide mouth and I can get the big brushes in there. But I just don’t have a need for 36 ink pots that don’t have lids. The soap thing is a good idea.

…if I still had my Polly Pocket collection, every little heart or star shaped house would have it’s own hot-tub.

I just started collecting the nice plastic ones from PartyLite to put earrings in. Good way to separate earrings, and takes up less space than ice cube trays. You could also use them for pins or paper clips or other small office supplies in your desk.

you can make a butterfly out of used candles by making a leaf shape by folding from both the sides of the tealights . Make four pieces and arrange it as wings on two sides. For the body of butterfly roll one tealight nicely . arrange everything and stick to bring a shape of butterfly. Make more butterflies and hang one below the other which will look like a wind chime.

Poke a hole in the bottom (center), podge and glitter inside (and outside if you like), place a single light from a string of small Christmas lights through from the bottom and give your lights some umph and sparkle. Sort of like a down sized version of those old fashioned backings we used to have when I was kid for those big old tree lights.